By: Amy Wise Lately I’ve seen question after question on various interracial websites about what couples should do when family members don’t accept their interracial relationship. My answer to this is: don’t be afraid to build a life together because you’re worried about what other people think of your relationship. Jamie and I never would […]

By: Danny Thomas Recently a friend of mine had a run in with a Nosy Old Lady. This friend was sitting with her child, who is weaning or recently weaned (and still boob-obsessed). The little “weaner” had one hand in her mom’s shirt and the other thumb in her mouth. Nosy Old Lady approached and […]

By: Barbara Matousek Last week I ventured out for our first social function as a family of three. I dressed Sam in his Packer jersey and wrapped Eva in yellow and green. I changed my own clothes a dozen times trying to find something that would make me hate my post-pregnancy body less. I filled […]

By: Laurenne Sala People with dead dads don’t usually love Fathers’ Day. It sort of says loudly, ‘Hey! Look at how everyone has a dad except you!’ However, since ads for toolboxes and necktie sales are blowing up, we might as well take the day to remember our dads and acknowledge them even if they’re […]

By: Brandy Black In celebrating mothers for the month of May, I was fortunate to sit down with Gabrielle, a mommy of two. We chatted about life with her wife, daughter Clover, and stepdaughter Lily. What strikes me most about our conversation in Gabrielle’s cozy office are the many different, beautiful ways that families become […]

By: Madge Woods I got married at 19. My parents had always said “no man will buy a cow if milk is so cheap.” I married so I could fuck. Yikes, was I young and inexperienced. I had my two sons at age 22 and 24. My pregnancies were my happiest times and I couldn’t […]

By: Brandy Black Recently we went on an incredibly lavish little get away to Ritz Carlton in Laguna Beach. This resort is a family gift, a real treat, and spoiled us from start to finish. The hotel overlooks the ocean and the beach is your backyard. . They really don’t miss a beat from the […]

By: Brandy Black Our shower and tub are clogged again; this happened to us a couple months ago. We spent $750 on new pipes the last time so you can imagine our dismay when yet again there is 2 feet of “I don’t want to describe it” floating around the tile. At 11:00 at night I […]

By: Brandy Black I recently had a discussion with someone regarding the new initiative to get computers, about the size of a Blackberry or iphone, in schools. They are saying that children are spending so much time on their phones -according to NY Times, approximately 7 ½ hours a day…pause…sigh…that the most time they spend […]